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  Erispoe, Duke of Brittany -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Erispoe, Duke of Brittany -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Erispoe was murdered by his cousin (additional info and facts about Saloman) Saloman, who succeeded him.
See also: (additional info and facts about Dukes of Brittany family tree) Dukes of Brittany family tree
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/er/erispoe,_duke_of_brittany.htm   (103 words)

  
 ANJOU - LoveToKnow Article on ANJOU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lambert, a former count of Nantes, after devastating Anjou in concert with Nominee, duke of Brittany, had by the end of the year 851 succeeded in occupying all the western part as far as the Mayenne.
The principality, which he thus carved out for himself, was occupied, on his death, by Erispoe, duke of Brittany; by him it was handed down to his successors, in whose hands it remained till the beginning of the loth century.
All this time the Normans had not ceased ravaging the country; a brave man was needed to defend it, and finally towards 861, Charles the Bald entrusted it to Robert the Strong (q.v.), but he unfortunately met with his death in 866 in a battle against the Normans at Brissarthe.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AN/ANJOU.htm   (2454 words)

  
 Re: BRETAGNE/BRITTANY/DE RENNES
Judicael's mother could be a dauther of Erispoe, roi de Bretagne, d.
>The Breton Kings came to an end with Erispoe, and he was succeeded >by a nephew of his father and then the exact relationships are lost, >and various attempts have been made to trace the latter from the >former, but none with sufficent evidence to support them.
The last Breton king is not Erispoe but Alain le Grand d.
www.usenet.com /newsgroups/soc.genealogy.medieval/msg00430.html   (262 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Anjou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lambert, a former count of Nantes, after devastating Anjou in concert with Nominoé, duke of Brittany, had by the end of the year 851 succeeded in occupying all the western part as far as the Mayenne.
The principality, which he thus carved out for himself, was occupied, on his death, by Erispoé, duke of Brittany; by him it was handed down to his successors, in whose hands it remained until the beginning of the 10th century.
All this time the Normans had not ceased ravaging the country; a brave man was needed to defend it, and finally towards 861, Charles the Bald entrusted it to Robert the Strong, but Robert unfortunately met with his death in 866 in a battle against the Normans at Brissarthe.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Anjou   (3391 words)

  
 Breton timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
851--Death of Nomenoe suddenly deep in Frankish territory at Vendome; Erispoe son of Nomenoe was the first to be styled King of Brittany after defeating Charles the Bald at the three day battle of Jengland and then Ballon.
However, he still acknowledged fealty to Charles the Bald.Kingdom of Brittany was founded by Erispoe with the counties of Rennes, Nantes, and ricaria ofRetz.
Erispoe's daughter was betrothed to the Frankish Prince Louis the Stammer.
members.aol.com /michellezi/timelines/breton.html   (2194 words)

  
 Clannada na Gadelica - Gaelic Traditionalist Resource Site
During the summer of this year Erispoë delivers defeat to Charles again.
Because of the defeat, Charles acknowledges Erispoë as the King of Brittany.
Furthermore, in exchange for a promise of loyalty, Charles cedes over Rennes, Nantes, the Ritz district and the March.
www.clannada.org /time_851ce.php   (186 words)

  
 ERISPOE surnames
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www.onegreatfamily.com /surname/Erispoe.html   (93 words)

  
 HISTORY OF BRITANNY (English)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
His son Erispoé succeed for him as boss or duke of the Bretons.
18) September or October 851: Erispoé signs a treaty with Charles the Bald, king of Francs, and it is recognized as king of the Bretons by this last.
19) Between the 2 and the 12 November 857: Erispoé is killed; Salomon, his first cousin, succeed for him.
home2.owc.net /~rdeland/DeLand/BrittanyTimeline.html   (2540 words)

  
 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Relatively Yours
658 + Rhiwallon 2 Daniel Dremrud d: 703 3 Budic III d: 799 4 Unknown 5 Erispoe 6 Nominoe b: ABT.
764 7 Erispoe b: 794 d: NOV 857 8 Unknown b: 845 + Gurvand De Bretagne b: 841 d: 877 9 De Rennes b: ABT.
You can change or remove it at any time.
worldconnect.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=100374&id=I16011   (144 words)

  
 Age of Vikings and Fanatics: Total war - Page 3 - The Guild
His son Erispoé became King of Brittany, after the victory of Messac against Charles.
But Erispoé was killed by his cousin, Salomon.
Salomon became king, and the franks give him the Cotentin (part of actuel Normandy).
forums.totalwar.org /vb/showthread.php?t=47227&page=3   (2371 words)

  
 Codex Errata
-- daughter Roschia marries Erispoe king of Bremagne.
Not possible because their son Hoel is born in 547 (
-- Hoel is born to Erispoe Count of Magne and Roschia Princess of Torenth.
www.mindspring.com /~rebldavis/codex.html   (1439 words)

  
 Locations in the Novel
The land is wet in winter, hot and dry in summer.
Small history:Iin 851, Erispoe takes title of King of Brittany, assassinated by Salomon, his cousin.
Norsemen invade in 919, in 939, King Alain Barb-Tort drives out Normans.
www.sff.net /people/wbj-williams/Locations_in_the_Novel.html   (1471 words)

  
 HISTORY OF BRITANNY (English)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Nominoé has been founded unity and the independence bretonnes.
The kingdom Brittany has been governed first by Nominoé, then by his son Erispoé, next by Salomon, that was the most powerful of our kings.
To his death, Brittany, divided, was invaded by the Norman; but she was delivered by Alain the Big, that the vainquit to Questembert and was the last king Brittany.
home2.owc.net /~rdeland/DeLand/BrittanyFrance.html   (5339 words)

  
 Genealogy Data Page 25 (Notes Pages)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In the notes after the table, he states "Accounts of the early descent vary; the above taken from Winkhaus is the latest and best."
Turton's "Plantagenet Ancestry" calls his father Erispoe, but this may be a mistake derived from his son's name.
Extracted from the Book, "The Bretons", by Galliou and Jones:
www.quic.net /~philmeister/Evrybdy/n_18.htm   (1151 words)

  
 brittany2
The following is an attempt to pull them together on one page.
It starts with an assumption that "XX of Bretagne" was father of both Nominoe and the father of Salomon as Salomon is described by GenEU as "a cousin of Duc Erispoe".
NOTE THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE VERSION SHOWN BELOW THAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A WEB SITE WHICH PULLS TOGETHER VARIOUS OF of Bretagne
www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/continent/bb/brittany2.htm   (647 words)

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